Here are some food links for your weekend reading. Happy cooking! We’re off to the fair. My son’s in 4-H so most of our week will be spent at the local county fair. I hope to find some delicious food inspirations there to share with everyone.

I’m always challenged to come up with something for supper during the summer, Cyndi at Busy Family Meals has a solution with, two weeks worth of summer menus.

You all know I love cooking with kids, About Cooking For Kids has a yummy recipe for corn chowder that brings together all the best flavors of summer. Enjoy it with a hunk of French bread and a green salad. Yum!

Robust Cooking has, a recipe for, Chicken Skewers on Watermelon and Feta Salad, a tasty way to celebrate National Watermelon Month.

Kid’s Birthday Fun shares that making your own cupcakes for a birthday party doesn’t have to be complicated, just add sprinkles for cupcakes kids will love.

Here at She Knows Parties I featured a recipe for artichoke and bacon spread, to make a delicious, quick appetizer for your next party.

Since everyone’s buzzing about the Olympics, Light the Torch has some fun and tasty recipes for your Olympic party.

Today’s Spinach Español Recipe from Jean at Ageless Beauty is a side dish and features the following Sonoma Diet powerhouse foods: spinach, olive oil and raisins.

Scrapbooking Family Recipes, Mary Emma Allen, at Country Kitchen, gives you ideas on preserving your family recipe heritage.

Cupcake image (c) L Gerlach all rights reserved

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At She Knows Parties I have two giveaways going on:

• The first giveaway is for a 10 pack of their new Celebration Single Use Cameras®, they’re perfect for parties! Click over there to enter before midnight Sunday August 17th.
• The Second giveaway is for 3 copies of SplashShopper Data Organizer Software, great for getting organized when your planning birthday, or holiday parties. Enter to win before midnight this Sunday August 10th.
• I’ll have a couple more giveaways at She Know’s Parties coming up in the next couple weeks, so check back there often.

At Mother Earth’s Garden you can sign up to win 6 cans of Thompson’s Water Seal Aerosol Waterproofer. Enter to win before midnight this Sunday August 10th.

Good luck! Have a great weekend!

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I hope you are all having a wonderful 4th of July holiday weekend if you’re in the US. If you’re in the rest of the world, have a wonderful weekend with plenty of good food .

Here are a couple fun foodie links for your weekend browsing.

13 Foods Children Can Make & Learn About Cookbooks has some great ideas for encouraging your children to enjoy cooking.

Fun Watermelon Cupcakes- These would make a really fun summer birthday party treat.

A Healthy Cocktail for the 4th of July Weekend

Mediterranean Potato Salad, a delicious alternative to the mayonnaise version.

Chris’ Original Shrimp or Chicken with Roasted Red Peppers- Jean shares one of her hubby’s original recipes. This one combines some of the latest fat-fighting-food-finds from recent scientific research.

I Can’t Make Vinegar, But I Can Make Ricotta- I’ve never tried to make ricotta cheese, but it sounds interesting.

Cookerati’s giving away Roseda beef, check it out if you’re looking for high quality beef, without chemicals additives or hormones.

Dark Knight hits theatres in a couple weeks, here are some Dark Knight Batman Cake ideas.

Dark Knight Batman Party Ideas

Image via Istockphoto

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I haven’t done a link post here for a while. There have been some great party posts this week. I thought I’d share some weekend reading with you.

She Knows Parties has 10 fun party favors you can make yourself.  She has a list of fun inexpensive party favors you can make for your next birthday party.

Birthday Parties and Themes has a horse cake idea made by her daughter. There are step by step instructions, and it’s a really cute cake for a horse theme birthday party.

Shindigz! has some really cute Mother’s Day party ideas, that would also work well for a summer garden tea party.

Janet at Kid’s Birthday Parties has fun favor and activity ideas for a Ben 10 birthday party.

If you’re looking for ideas for a Webkinz theme birthday party, check out this post by Deb at Mom of 3 Girls. Her daughter was invited to a Webkinz party and she shared some of the fun Webkinz party ideas they used there. I love the Webkinz World theme games, but I think my favorite part is the Webkinz bedrooms they made out of shoe boxes. The kids could purchase party favors with Kinz cash they’d earned during the party. She has some great photos, and details from the party. So cool!

Have a great week!

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If you’re looking for edible cake images to match your party theme don’t forget to check out eBay! Just type in your party theme, "dog," "movies," "princess." You can find edible cake images for almost any party theme there.

eBay also has custom party invitations, and personalized candy bar wrappers. It’s a great resource if you want to personalize your birthday party. Check out all the little shops there, just type your party theme in the search box. If you can’t find it there, good luck finding it anywhere.

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5 Minutes for Mom is hosting The Ultimate Blog Party, and you all know I’m all about parties! Sooo, I’m excited to be able to participate in this party, meet other bloggers, and check out some new blogs. My next love after planning parties is blogging. I’m a blogaholic.

While you’re visiting stop by our current giveaway (a beautiful book called Unicorn Races from Purple Sky Publishing) or leave a comment on this post so I know you were here. I’d love to return the favor.

I love cooking, crafting, cake decorating, and planning children’s parties. I enjoy sharing my favorite ideas and recipes here at the Kid’s Birthday Fun Review. I hope you find the information useful when you’re planning your next holiday, or birthday party.

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